New East Digital Archive

Art Activism

Posters against authoritarian rule appear in Warsaw ahead of Polish Presidential elections

Posters against authoritarian rule appear in Warsaw ahead of Polish Presidential elections

Coming of age: how the Belarus Free Theatre is still fighting on after 15 years on the edge

Coming of age: how the Belarus Free Theatre is still fighting on after 15 years on the edge

Meet the political fashion collective giving young Russians a voice

Meet the political fashion collective giving young Russians a voice

Watch this artist take to the skies to make a vertiginous statement on disabled rights

Watch this artist take to the skies to make a vertiginous statement on disabled rights

Pyotr Pavlensky arrested over latest artistic arson in Paris

Pyotr Pavlensky arrested over latest artistic arson in Paris

Prague’s Mánes Exhibition Hall is "bleeding" in protest

Prague’s Mánes Exhibition Hall is “bleeding” in protest

Russian art activist Pyotr Pavlensky to seek asylum in France

Russian art activist Pyotr Pavlensky to seek asylum in France

Artist takes to raft in protest of St Petersburg’s New Holland

Artist takes to raft in protest of St Petersburg’s New Holland

Burger King launches range inspired by Russian performance artist Pyotr Pavlensky

Burger King launches range inspired by Russian performance artist Pyotr Pavlensky

Belarus Free Theatre and Pussy Riot’s Masha Alyokhina bring stories of persecuted artists to UK

Belarus Free Theatre and Pussy Riot’s Masha Alyokhina bring stories of persecuted artists to UK

Performance artist Pyotr Pavlensky stripped of award for support of criminal group

Performance artist Pyotr Pavlensky stripped of award for support of criminal group

“Society has plunged into silence,” says Russian art activist Pyotr Pavlensky

“Society has plunged into silence,” says Russian art activist Pyotr Pavlensky

Russian performance artist Pyotr Pavlensky released and fined

Russian performance artist Pyotr Pavlensky released and fined

FSB seeks nearly half a million rubles from art activist Pyotr Pavlensky

FSB seeks nearly half a million rubles from art activist Pyotr Pavlensky

Russian art activist Pyotr Pavlensky nominated for FSB award

Russian art activist Pyotr Pavlensky nominated for FSB award

Russian performance artist Pyotr Pavlensky freed from serving sentence

Russian performance artist Pyotr Pavlensky freed from serving sentence

Russian art activist Pyotr Pavlensky claims assault by police

Russian art activist Pyotr Pavlensky claims assault by police

Date set for Russian art activist Pyotr Pavlensky trial

Date set for Russian art activist Pyotr Pavlensky trial